Halo 4 Will Herald The Return of Valhalla, Now Ragnarok

One of the most exciting moments for multiplayer fans when Halo 3 came out was discovering the Valhalla map. Based on the Blood Gulch map from the original game, but with a few seemingly slight changes that altered gameplay considerably, Valhalla is popularly considered one of the best maps in the entire franchise for killing your friends.

And now, it's back for Halo 4, with a new name but the same chaos fans know and love.

Here are a few screens from the map with some action, including a double Mantis takedown:

And a few beauty shots of the map, which has gotten a slight graphical polish since Halo 3:

It's great to see a fan favorite return, and we'll be interested to see what tweaks, if any, 343 has applied to such a beloved map. We'll get a crack at this November 6.